shriek
noun/ʃriːk/
/ʃriːk/
- a loud high shout, for example one that you make when you are excited, frightened or in pain
- She let out a piercing shriek.
- a shriek of delight
- Shrieks of laughter came from the bedroom.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- little
- blood-curdling
- …
- emit
- give
- let out
- …
- with a shriek
- shriek of
- a shriek of delight
- a shriek of laughter
- a shriek of pain
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (as a verb): imitative; compare with dialect screak, Old Norse skrækja, also with screech.Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
shriek